Scootering

The UK's biggest and best scootering magazine - with over 130 pages containing some of the best examples of customised and restored Lambretta and Vespa scooters in the world, new scooter reviews and test rides, events/ rallies/ show reports, and the massive 48-page pull-out Scooter Trader section - the best place to buy & sell scooters, spare parts and memorabilia!

Each month Scootering also has a large Music section with reviews, band news, interviews and event exclusives. It also regularly raids the archives to bring you best scooter stories and pictures from yesteryear, from Maico to Heinkel, Lambretta to Triumph! With the best classified ads in the business, the very latest news (often before anyone else in the UK!), it's a must read for every scooterist of all ages

The more things change…

Incredible Interlaken • This year it was Switzerland’s turn to host Vespa World Days and among the British riders making the trip were Jane and Tim Lightfoot

Luscious Lincoln Euro Lambretta 2023 • The Lambretta Club of Great Britain travelled a difficult road to create Euro Lambretta ’23; but as Stan reports, the destination made it all worthwhile.

Fuelled by passion • Italjet is one of the few motorcycle companies still owned by the founder’s family. We caught up with the man at the helm, Massimo Tartarini, to see what his vision is for the brand’s future.

OOR WULLIE! YOUR WULLIE! A 'BODY'S WULLIE! • He’s been a Scottish icon since 1936 and thanks to Stevie Adair, Oor Wullie’s finally being celebrated in scooter form.

Moto Rumi • The Italian company produced scooters for less than a decade but during that time Moto Rumi created a legacy that others would envy

Moto Rumi That was then... • In February 1960, Motorcycling and Scooter Weekly concluded its test of the Moto Rumi Tipo Sport. Other than some surprise recommendations for running in, it was a glowing report, as follows...

Moto Rumi This is now • We all love a scooter with a story, and fortunately for us Paul Stokes, man behind the British Moto Rumi Club, has more than a couple of them to tell.

The sound of silence • Recently Paul Green had a glimpse of the future, and it’s fair to say that he’s not a fan.

The valuation game • Just how difficult is it to correctly value a classic scooter?

NEWS

Don’t judge a book by its cover The Modfather by David Lines • It sounds like just another biography of Paul Weller, but The Modfather is something entirely different. If you were a teenager during the Mod revival, Stan challenges you not to enjoy it.

Bargain Bajaj • While some scooters have a cult following and prices to match their popularity, others fall under the radar. In the case of the criminally overlooked Bajaj that means two-stroke fun for very little cash.

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Show us your Scoots

You know the score • Cutdown scooters reached their peak of popularity during the Scooterboy era of the 80s, but Carl Hissey has refined their execution to a fine art.

IT'S A RIDEOUT JIM - BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT Royal Alloy Family Day Indonesia • Most scooter rallies follow the same recipe, but as Rik Bardsley reports, the results can be very different depending on how the ingredients are mixed.

Italian renaissance • For anyone contemplating a Lambretta rebuild of the finest quality, Rimini Lambretta Centre has to be high on the list of workshops to contact but, as Stan discovered, there’s much more to RLC than simply sumptuous restorations.

THIS MONTH IN THE GARAGE... • This month,...